* '''[[1 February|1]]''' - [[Frank Duncan]], who would play [[Torhthelm]] in ''[[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son (radio play)]]'' and [[Legolas]] and [[Halbarad]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)]]'', is born.

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* '''[[1 February|1]]''' - [[Frank Duncan]], who would play [[Torhthelm]] in ''[[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son (radio play)]]'' and [[Legolas]] and [[Halbarad]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], is born.

* '''[[13 February|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 6]].

* '''[[13 February|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 6]].

==March==

==March==

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* '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[Peter Pratt]], who would play [[Balin]] in ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)]]'', is born.

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* '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[Peter Pratt]], who would play [[Balin]] in [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]], is born.

* '''[[9 August|9]]''' - [[John Stephenson]], who would voice [[Dori]], the [[Great Goblin]] and [[Bard|Bard the Bowman]] in the animated version of ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'', is born.

* '''[[9 August|9]]''' - [[John Stephenson]], who would voice [[Dori]], the [[Great Goblin]] and [[Bard|Bard the Bowman]] in the animated version of ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'', is born.

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* '''[[23 October|23]]''' - [[Bulletin of the Modern Humanities Research Association 20|''Bulletin of the Modern Humanities Research Association, number 20'']], containing an obituary written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published.

* '''[[23 October|23]]''' - [[Bulletin of the Modern Humanities Research Association 20|''Bulletin of the Modern Humanities Research Association, number 20'']], containing an obituary written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published.